I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object.

Fashion is an illusion. It's a multibillion-pound industry that has to appear frivolous. Designers work and work and work, all night sometimes.

I like hats that make the heart beat faster.

I believe that I am a hat designer, not a milliner.

Everybody loves things that sparkle.

Every day, I like to make hats that make people dream.

In a world where every man and his dog is a designer, Alexander McQueen was the real deal. His talent was supersonic.